She was in North Manchester General for a month and the court was told that she was still receiving out-patient care. The traumatic effects of the incident had caused her difficulty in looking after her young children.

District Judge Alan Berg told him his powers of punishment were insufficient to deal with the serious nature of the case and he committed him on bail to crown court for sentence.

He banned him from driving with immediate effect.

Rebecca Nowell, prosecuting, said Roy was seen by a police officer driving the Subaru at speed along Oldham Road in the early hours. The driver increased speed, travelling towards Miles Platting, and was then seen moving into the inside lane to overtake another vehicle. Police clocked it travelling well over 90 mph and were unable to keep pace.

The Subaru then collided with the back of a hackney cab. The impact was so great that the cab was shunted across all four lanes of the roadway.

The Subaru veered out of control across a footpath and hit metal railings before slamming into Mrs Cheung's Honda. The cab driver suffered back and whiplash injuries. Mrs Nowell said the doctor was banned from driving for 18 months in 2001 for drink driving.